It is no secret that the issue of property taxes in Illinois is a sensitive subject. Currently pending before the Illinois Legislature are a number of bills that attempt to stop any increase in property taxes; that legislation aims for what is commonly referred to as a property tax freeze. [Read More…]
Author: HF Chronicle Staff
Juvenile Court – a peek at justice behind locked doors
Flossmoor’s crime rate in 2015 declined for the third straight year. Police Chief Michael Pulec said Thursday that the overall number of so-called Part 1 crimes – which include murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, aggravated battery, burglary, theft, auto theft and arson — dropped from 123 in 2014 to 106 in 2015.[Read More…]
Churchill School technology teacher accepts Morin Award
Teacher Kathy Call, left, and teacher aide TerryHammonds, center, have seen remarkable progressfrom Quinn McNellis since he’s started communicatingwith the help of an iPad. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Topics of conversation on Quinn McNellis’ iPad mini include school, class jobs, teachers, school people and weather. For nearly a[Read More…]
Getting ready for the worst-case scenario is a job that never ends
Minor injuries were reported Thursday afternoon following a school bus accident at Birch Road and Center Avenue in Homewood. A bus carrying 35 Homewood-Flossmoor High School students was involved in the crash, said Jodi Bryant, the high school’s director of human resources and public relations. Fire departments from Homewood, Flossmoor,[Read More…]
Students named to Prairie State’s honor roll
It’s time for Fandom Trivia Night! If you’re a Star Wars freak, remember locations in Harry Potter or know the villains Bruce Wayne has battled you might be a winner at the Fandom Trivia Night hosted by the Homewood Public Library on Friday, March 11. The 8 to 10 p.m.[Read More…]
St. Joseph School science fair winners
On Wednesday, March 3, there were eight days until Homewood Dairy Queen opens for the season. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) The countdown has begun. It’s a tradition in Homewood to tick off of days until Dairy Queen’s spring opening. The ice cream shop at 1700 Ridge Road helps by posting the countdown[Read More…]
Homewood team makes it to boys basketball tourney
As March 15 approaches, members of Citizens for Homewood Schools continue to share their message about the need for referendum approval. District 153 needs voter approval to sell $9 million in bonds that will help cover the district’s expenses. The state has shorted the district more than $2 million in[Read More…]
Assessor’s Office recovers $15.6 million in erroneous tax exemptions
Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 summer driver education registration will be conducted March 15 and 16. To qualify, students must be age 16 before Nov. 1, 2016, and live within the district boundaries. Sessions will be June 1 through 27. Students who have taken classroom instruction and need only behind-the-wheel[Read More…]
H-F chess team ties for first in conference, heads for state tourney
Patricia and Alan Ledsham pose at the open day of the Homewood Farmers Market, May 23, 2015. The popular market vendors are in the process of opening a shop in downtown Flossmoor. (HF Chronicle file photo) After winning the palates – and hearts – of H-F area patrons for the last three years, Bakewell[Read More…]
Just breathe: Mother, daughter cope with pain of rare condition
It’s a kindergarten classroom full of fun as studentsat Willow School don crowns and glasses shapedlike the number 100 to mark 100 days of learning.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Students at Homewood’s Willow School marked the 100th day of school on Thursday, Feb. 11. It was a day to celebrate[Read More…]
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